The Naval battles of the United States in the different wars with foreign nations
Subtitle: from the commencement of the Revolution to the present time, including privateering
Publisher: Higgins and Bradley
Published: 1859
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: Naval History; Naval history
Description: This work examines naval history in the United States from 1775 to 1859.
Notes: Published in 1816 under title: The naval temple; in 1831, '36, '37, '40 and '48 under title: American naval battles.
Table of contents: title: Origin and establishment of the Navy; title: Naval force in 1801; title: Captain Truxton; title: Capture of the Insurgente; title: Action between Constellation and Vengeance; title: Captain Little-frigate Boston; title: Capture of Le Berceau; title: Captain Sterrett; title: Action with a Tripolitan; title: Schooner Experiment-lieutenant Stewart; title: Capture of the Diana; title: Operations in the Mediterranean under commodore Preble; title: Commodore Preble's interview with the emperor of Morocco; title: Loss of the frigate Philadelphia; title: Burning of the Philadelphia'; title: Attack on Tripoli; title: President and Little Belt; title: President and Belvidere; title: Escape of the Constitution from a British squadron; title: Capture of the Guerriere; title: First cruise of the Essex and capture of the Alert; title: Cruise of the Wasp and capture of the Frolic; title: Capture of the Wasp; title: Second cruise of commodore Rodgers; title: Capture of the Swallow; title: Cruise of the Argus; title: United States; title: Capture of the Macedonian; title: Java; title: Lieutenant Aylwin; title: Hornet and Bonne Citoyenne; title: ^; title: Capture of the Peacock; title: Chesapeake and Shannon; title: Letter of commodore Broke; title: Death and funeral obsequies of Lawrence and Ludlow; title: Slockade of New London; title: Capture of the Eagle; title: Third cruise of the President; title: Cruise of the Congress; title: Argus and Pelican; title: Death and funeral of captain Allen; title: Enterprize and Boxer; title: Funeral of lieutenant Burrows and captain Blythe; title: Letter from captain Hull; title: From lieutenant M'Call; title: Captain Hull's card; title: Letter to commodore Bainbridge; title: Cruise of the Essex in the Pacific ocean; title: Action in the harbour of Valparaiso and loss of the Essex; title: Return of captain Porter; title: The Alligator; title: Commodore Rodgers; title: Peacock and Epervier; title: Cruise of the Wasp; title: Capture of the Reindeer; title: Avon; title: Loss of the President; title: Capture of the Cyane and Levant; title: Blockade of Chesapeake and Delaware bays; title: Schooner Lottery; title: Privateer Dolphin; title: Attack on Havre de Grace; title: Crany island; title: Hampton; title: Schooner Asp; title: Torpedo; title: Attack on Lewistown; title: ^; title: Gunboat action; title: Events on lake Erie; title: Capture of the British fleet; title: Events on lake Ontario; title: Events on lake Champlain; title: Battle of Plattsburg; title: Letter of commodore M'Donough; title: Attack on Baltimore; title: Battle of New Orleans; title: President and Plantagent; title: Escape of the Constitution from the Tenedos and Endymion; title: Hornet and Penguin; title: Escape of the Hornet; title: The Atlas; title: The Young Eagle; title: The Montgomery; title: The Dolphin; title: The Rolla; title: The Hazard; title: The Comet; title: The General Armstrong; title: The Young Teazer; title: The Decatur; title: The Saratoga; title: The General Armstrong; title: Letter from captain Gamble; title: Sketch of the Algerine war; title: Naval poetry; title: List of the American Navy.